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Old 04-17-2008, 03:44 PM
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Just signed up and figured I would say Hi here! I just got my wife a new car and traded in my F-150 for it. Now I get her 98 Chevy Blazer with 75,000 miles on it. It needs some work, but is good enough now for my daily driver. I have to get a new seloniod for the 4 wheel drive transfer system, but that can wait. First thing is first and that is to get this thing a more comfortable ride. You feel every bump and dip right now. I put new shocks on it less than a year ago, so now I am thinking of working with front and rear sway bars to see if that will help and possibly changing front springs.
 
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[sm=welcomesign.gif]to the Forum. The Blazers are sprung pretty stiffly, so if you put on new shocks recently (unless you put on super hard off-road ones) I doubt that will make much difference. Also, if it's a 4WD, you don't have front springs, you have torsion bars.
 
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Old 04-17-2008, 10:45 PM
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Old 04-18-2008, 05:37 AM
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Old 04-18-2008, 05:40 AM
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Thanks for the welcome all!

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[sm=welcomesign.gif]to the Forum. The Blazers are sprung pretty stiffly, so if you put on new shocks recently (unless you put on super hard off-road ones) I doubt that will make much difference. Also, if it's a 4WD, you don't have front springs, you have torsion bars.
Some way has to exist to smooth out the ride, reduce body roll, and make it stick to the road a little better? I'll have to start searching the suspension section and see what other people have done!
 
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Old 04-18-2008, 09:11 AM
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Well, when you replaced the front shocks, what type did you install? Also, do you know if the truck is still at stock height or did the previous owner give it a suspension lift? These factors can make a difference in the ride quality.
 
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